Chapter 1402 : The 7 Mysteries Taoist

The ancient Buddha's original intent was to forge a Taiyi Buddhist Treasure.

Alas, Heaven seldom grants our wishes. Due to imperfections in his artifact forging technique, he ultimately succeeded only in crafting a single Heaven-Sundering Supreme Treasure(Magic Treasure).

Even so, this Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram remained extraordinarily powerful.

Within it were 8 heavenly dragons, each comparable to a late-stage Earth Immortal elder.

Thus, the combined might of these 8 heavenly dragons, when fully unleashed, was potent enough to even threaten a Half-Step Celestial Immortal who had attained the Dao Fruit of Taiyi.

Most crucially, if this were used as the core array eye to deploy a grand formation, empowered by the formation's might, the 8 celestial dragons could each rival a terrestrial immortal at the Great Perfection stage.

At that time, with 8 Earth Immortal realm Great Perfection heavenly dragons joining forces, even a peerless figure who had established a Taiyi foundation wouldn’t dare claim they could breach their combined might.

Such a supreme treasure could serve as the foundation of an Earth Immortal blessed realm, and all the Earth Immortal patriarchs present were deeply stirred with desire.

Eldrin was also deeply tempted by this, but the moment he heard the price, he immediately dismissed the thought.

But then, a soft chuckle from the Ethereal Stream Fairy cut through the murmurs. "The starting bid for this treasure is 1,000,000 Immortal Source," she announced, her voice clear and melodious. "Alternatively, bids of equivalent value in Fate Dao Gold or Faith Heaven Silver are also acceptable."

"If you wish to purchase with Faith Silver, you may receive a 5 percent discount. Should you be willing to use Fate Gold for the transaction, the price shall be reduced by 20 percent."

"This..."

Upon hearing this price, the overwhelming majority of Earth Immortal Patriarchs present instantly abandoned the idea.

1 million units of Immortal Source could purchase 10,000 low-grade immortal treasures, 1,000 superior-grade immortal treasures, 100 supreme-grade immortal treasures, 10 Heaven-Opening Treasures, or a single superior-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure.

From this perspective, the starting price is indeed reasonable, for the Heaven-Sundering Supreme Treasure is the pinnacle of Heaven-Sundering artifacts, valued at 10 times that of a superior-grade Heaven-Sundering artifact.

However, among the seated Earth Immortals, only a handful could actually produce 1,000,000 Immortal Sources.

Only those blessed lands with the formidable strength of an Earth Immortal at the late stage, and a select few exceptionally affluent blessed lands, could possibly produce such a vast fortune in 1 go.

Eldrin currently possessed roughly over 2,000,000 units of celestial karma and faith silver combined. However, since his primary objective for this journey was to obtain the Primordial Chaos Qi, he naturally wouldn't expend them to acquire a mere Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Moreover, the Black Dragon World-Suppressing Cauldron and the Crimson Dragon World-Suppressing Cauldron in his possession were now in the process of continuous restoration. Within 300,000 years, they would transform into 2 Chaos Supreme Treasures.

In that case, it made little sense for him to pay such a steep price for this Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram (Magic Treasure).

2 million spirit stones.

To get back to our story, as Fairy Yaoxi’s words faded, an Earth Immortal elder immediately made an offer.

Tense, many Earth Immortals with substantial assets began bidding. An Earth Immortal at the 8th level, who was also the master of a blessed realm, declared, "3 million immortal origins."

4 million spirit stones.

Another Blessed Realm Master spoke up, a top-tier Earth Immortal who had reached the Great Perfection stage of the Earth Immortal realm.

Watching these Earth Immortals continuously bid against each other, Eldrin found himself thoroughly engrossed. Ever since embarking on the path of immortal cultivation, most transactions he encountered had been conducted through barter.

Most high-tier treasures are exceedingly rare, often beyond acquisition with mere spirit stones or immortal sources—even substantial premiums may fail to secure them.

Eldrin could roughly surmise the reason behind the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven hosting an auction.

For such an ultra-large-scale auction with an attendance of several 1000, involving thousands of immortals participating in the bidding, it is often precisely this magnitude that drives such precious treasures to fetch astronomically high premiums.

As long as the premium price is sufficiently high, it would still be cost-effective even if purchased with Immortal Origin.

Indeed, that was precisely the case. As the Earth Immortal Elders continued their bidding, the price of the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Scroll steadily climbed, soon reaching 15,000,000 celestial origin stones.

15 million units of Immortal Source! The immortal spiritual energy stored within was sufficient to propel a cultivator from the sixth-level Earth Immortal realm all the way to the ninth-level Earth Immortal realm without ever lacking vital energy.

If Eldrin could obtain this amount of primordial essence, he would likely be able to rapidly advance his cultivation to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm within 1 100 1000 years.

Without selling the 2 ancient cauldrons and the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, even if Eldrin were to sell every last possession of the immortal clan, he likely wouldn't be able to gather even half of this amount of immortal origin.

Even so, the price of this item was merely the beginning.

In theory, the value of a single Primordial Chaos Treasure would be roughly equivalent to 10,000,000 immortal origins.

However, Immortal Source can be mined from spirit veins and accumulated through various means, but a Primordial Chaos Treasure is a priceless rarity that cannot be sought by mere chance.

Without sufficient serendipity, even offering substantially inflated prices for immortal essence would hardly secure such a supreme treasure.

Moreover, with the immortals at the auction continuously vying for it, the value of this object began to climb steadily higher.

20 million Immortal Sources.

At that very moment, a voice echoed from the void.

Eldrin looked up and saw that the speaker was a Ninth-Level Earth Immortal cultivator.

Seeing this, Seraphina Qu remarked, "This man is known as the '7 Mysteries Divine Lord.' It is said he is an Earth Immortal at the Great Perfection stage who has opened 7 heavenly layers."

This individual had discovered a massive primordial essence vein millions of years ago. For hundreds of millennia, they had secretly excavated it, and rumor had it they had already extracted tens of millions of primordial essence units.

This single great mine alone had elevated his wealth to rival that of a Quasi-Celestial Immortal, making him a renowned tycoon in the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

Eldrin nodded and said, "Such a massive mine would tempt even a half-step Celestial Immortal. Having grain but no spear is a sure path to ruin."

"It seems this is an object he must obtain at all costs."

21,000,000 Immortal Sources.

He was still speaking when another voice chimed in.

The speaker was none other than the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace, a Half-Step Celestial Immortal whose might shook the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

During the great tribulation, this individual had his Lifebound World-Creation Supreme Treasure (Magic Treasure) destroyed, causing his own power to diminish significantly. It was only natural that he would seek to acquire a new World-Creation Supreme Treasure (Magic Treasure) in order to restore his strength.

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but laugh. "It seems we're about to witness a clash of titans."

As they spoke, the price of the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Scroll soared under their relentless bidding, swiftly reaching 30,000,000 units of immortal essence.

This price was set by the 7 Mystics Daoist, a full threefold markup that left the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace grim-faced.

Even though the Flowing Fire Star Palace had operated for tens of millions of years and accumulated astonishing wealth, they suffered devastating losses during the great calamity and could no longer produce such an immense amount of immortal origin.

He cast a glance at the 7 Mysteries Elder, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes, yet ultimately relinquished the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Scroll.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qixuan, on obtaining this Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram."

Seeing the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram sold at several times its premium, a faint smile graced Fairy Yaoxi's lips.

The 7 Mysteries Daoist completed the transaction and took possession of the Eightfold Celestial Dragon Diagram. Without regard for the watching crowd, he immediately began refining this supreme treasure.